At present, with the development of economic globalization, the regional culture of Chinese architecture is gradually influenced by foreign culture, and the traditional culture in architectural design is seriously missing. In this background, how to deal with the relationship between internationalization and traditional architectural culture has become a new issue in the field of architectural design. After thousands of years of history, Chinese traditional architecture has reached a high level in terms of function and form. As an indispensable design element in traditional architecture, architectural entrances play a very important role. However, there are few existing research materials and almost no systematic analysis of entrances and exits of traditional Chinese architecture. Therefore, for the purpose of developing traditional culture and improving the data base of traditional residential entrance space, this study takes the entrance space of traditional residential houses in Yixian County, Huangshan City, Anhui Province, China as the research site. Through field investigation and research, the concept of entrances and exits is clarified, and the characteristics of entrances and exits of traditional Chinese houses are introduced. Then, the entrance gate architecture, entrance space structure and urban environment in front of the entrance space are analyzed in three aspects.Finally, the results about the basic categories and characteristics of the entrance space of traditional residences are derived through induction, laying the foundation for the continuous advancement of future residential design and traditional architectural culture.